Photos: Fire Safety Is No Cake Walk
This year’s theme for the Guilderland Fire Department's open house was, “Working smoke alarms save lives.” The department aims to make kids teachers in their homes so families check detectors, and practice fire drills.
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
Putting the fire out: Sophia Cordi, 7, right, holds onto the booster line while shooting water towards wooden fire targets as Guilderland Fire Department Assistant Chief Scott Jill gives her some pointers during the annual fire prevention open house at Guilderland Fire Department on Sunday afternoon.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Learning about fire safety firsthand, a boy chats with Sparky, the fire dog, on Sunday afternoon at the Guilderland Fire Department during its annual open house.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
During a live extrication, Lieutenant Mike Dempsey shows the crowd how firefighters, after a crash, get under the hood of a car to open it up so they can disconnect the battery.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Playing a tasty game, a flock of kids, led by Curtis Cox, at right, take a cake walk as they circle a table of baked goods. Similar to musical chairs, the way to win the game is when the cone in front of where they’ve stopped has a particular tool a firefighter uses.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Straight shooter: Lieutenant Al Mason teaches an earnest boy how to use a fire extinguisher properly with the P.A.S.S. (Pull, Aim, Shoot, Sweep) system. They successfully doused the flames on the target in the foreground; just a tiny one remains.